Do you give your bub (under 1) chocolate?

[Mrs P]

A friend gave us a pack of mini cadbury creme eggs for DD (nearly 9 months old) and then said "Are you at least going to give her one?".

Hmm. I was like W T F ??? Are you actually serious? My god. It took all my self control not to tell her what I really thought! So I just said something along the lines of "No, she's too little to be eating crap like that".

So tell me, am I just over-protective? Would you/do you give your under-1 bub chocolate?

[Fuzzywuzzy]

Nope, my DD didn't have chocolate til she was over 18months old and I would've liked to hold off for longer. They most definitely don't need it and I have no idea why some people think they do.

[kylieb77]

BW - my DS is 30months and even though he as had choc offered to him he tells me he doesn't like it. Time will tell if he changes or not. It has been my choice to limit introducing chocolate until they are older anyway.

[loulabelle]

Personal choice I think. Tbh, I can't actually remember when my kids first tried chocolate, but I think they would have tried it before one year( at least a bit of my finger) They don't sit and eat huge amounts or anything, just as a treat.
She was probably just trying to be nice by getting your dd some eggs. Does she have her own kids?


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[Mrs P]

She has two kids. They do tend to eat a lot of crap - chips, takeaway etc and drink lots of cordial etc. Which is something we want to *try* not to do.

I probably am just being a bit judgemental, must remember that we all make our own parenting choices, it just shocked me a bit! Also the way she said it, as in her tone, was like "are you AT LEAST going to let her have one?" as in, it would be so terrible to NOT let her have one, ITMS.

Anyway I ate all the eggs myself, problem solved

[MummaSue]

Yeah, my DD has had chocolate since 10 months. She doesn't get it every day - heck, she barely gets it once a week but she's had it. We eat really well all of the time, so a bit of chocolate doesn't worry me.

We've done BLS from 6 months and I have always gone by the rule that if I eat it, then DD gets some too. It makes me really think about what I'm eating.

[Freya]

I fail to see the furor over one or two peices of chocolate as a one off under 12mths. My Ds1 was 7mths old his first easter and we gave him one of the cadbury hunting eggs. He loved it. Same goes for Ds2 and Ds3. And I assure you they do not eat endless junk, they actually eat better than most kids I know; vegies, curry you name it.

[Catastrophic]

My kids ate chocolate before they were one, just a bit here or there.

[BrightSparkles]

both my girls have had choc from about 8months - not everyday or every week but occasionally - i usually get kinder surprise ones

[STARRYSKY]

nope, DS didnt have chocolate till he was over 1, his first easter I asked all my family not to get him choccies, he did get a few in those packs with egg cups and spoons/bowls what have you, but I think DP ate all those!
This year was the first Easter he has actually got a taste for chocolate, we have already had a few tanties as I have put them away out of reach to be given out when appropriate (and no, Jacob eating choc for bfast is NOT appropriate!!) LOL.

Each to their own though, I'm sure its not going to harm anyone.

[feeb]

DS1 was 21 months before he had choc (easter last year) DS2 had choc for first time at 12 months or there abouts as DS1 was sharing!!! Otherwise he would not have had any till 15 months (easter this year)

[wysiwyg]

At 9 months prob did give DD a little bit of stuff we were eating, not sure about creme egg they are very sweet but a little bit of chocolate perhaps. I didn't just give her stuff though was only if we were eating it and she showed interest. She was eating reasonable amounts of solids, and I am a believer in small amounts of most things being ok. At almost 2 for Easter she had a solid chocolate mini egg and that is it and made it last 30 mins - I wish I had her restraint!

Is up to you what you want to feed your child and there is nothing wrong with not giving her stuff if you don't want her to have it yet. All children react differently to different foods and you are best placed to decide what suits you.

[loulabelle]

Anyway I ate all the eggs myself, problem solved

Win


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